Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-02
LIV DECISION.
An Important Case Decided
in California.
Another Railroad Passes
into the Hands Of Jay
Gould.
Favorable Reports From
Some Important Cattle
Ranges.
Arrested while Observation-Disclosures
emee-colnage IN Narch-Detallcd
q Instruct YachtSmen-Jadg.
meat Against Frauds-Pun-
ISAing a Priest.

ImpsFtant law Decision ia California.
SAN Francisco. April l.--In the cass
Of Robert Rogers and Thomas Henry
Ismay ". Herman L. Never. admins.
traitor OF the estate of Marion Never
deceased. JudRe Wallace has rendered
an important decision, holding that the
California wife visiting in England has
the same power while IN that country
over her separate property a. she had al
any time. and that The English laws cas-
| not deprive her Of 1t; that the capital
stock OF California corporations cannot
be transferred By compliance with the
laws Of foreign countries, but only BY
pursuing the methods prescribed BY The
laws ef California. The defendant,
Herman L. Meyer. is TIRE only admins
traitor of the estate appointed pursuant
i 10 the laws Of the State Of California
and a. such administrator claims the
custody Of the property Of the
deceased that ID may be distri.
bated according 10 the laws Of
that country. II the distribution is 10
made according 10 the laws OF the State,
the surviving husband Of the decedent
would become entitled 10 one half there
Of, and her mother 10 the ether half
while should the distribution occur pur-
suant 10 the settlement by the English
Law. the husband Of the deeedsnt would
be excluded altogether. and the whole
would 60 10 her mother, As being her
next Of kin. The estate 10 question
consists OF stock Of the Spring Valley
Water OompaHy, which vas the proper
~ Of the decedent. In the year 1871
the decedent and her husband we're so
iourning in England and united In the
execution OF q deed of settlement pre-
pared in that country, BY the terms
Of which settlement the husband
covenanted for himself and fer her as
we'll that these, her shares Of stock then
In her possession, should be forthwith
transferred to the plaintiffs here. Robt
Rodgers and Thomas Henry Ismay.
Under the laws Of EsQland she was In
capAcitated from dealing with ID
directly for herself In her own name.
The Court holds that the plaintiffs had
no claim TO the custody OF the stock
aRd that Il mnst be delivered 10 the de-
fendant a. the administrator Of the
estate Of the decedent.
Passed late the Hands Of Jay Gould.
FoRT SIXTH (AEk.), April 1.-The
Little Rock Il Fort Smith Railway
passes into the hands of Jay Gould To-
day and active work on the extensions
Of the line is to begin at once. The
road ia 10 be extended from Van Buren
to Fort Gibson, in the Cherokee Nation,
and four miles Of track is nov laid from
the FIRST mentioned place. The Arkansas
river will be crossed opposite this city
and eantalever bridge is 10 be con.
aa.1 - A l. Il A. -
constructed from Fort Smith TO Shreve
port, La. where IL will connect With the
New Orleans d Texas Pacific. Work on
this line Is TO begin within sixty days.
Coed Cattle Reports.
FoRT WoRrH fTex). April 1.-Ool. O.
p. Cunningham, agent Of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry, who recently visited
Southwest Kansas, New Mexico and
Colorado, reports that the cattle on the
ranches Of New Mexico, Indian Terri
tory and Colorado have come through
the winter in excellent shape and with
bot slight losses. There will be united
action among the State, Territorial and
National Sanitary Boards to prevent the
contagious pleuro-pneumouiR crossing
the Mississippi river.
Arrested while Intoxicated.
REDWOOD, (OaI.l, April IA man be-
lieved TO be Pat Haulay, for whose
arrest a reward is offered ia Cleveland
for FobbiRg Benedict a Ruedy's fur
store, and who Is also suspected Of i'm
pIication In the murder Of policeman,
vas arrested tedsy while intoxicated.
A quantity Of burglars tools vers found
on bis person.
Another once.
WASHINGTON, April i.-Henry b. Bill
linRs. Of Idaho Territory. has been ap-
pointed Register of the Land Office az
HALEY, Idaho, instead Of RseeiveF Of
the Land Ofios at that plaoe as origi-
naIly stated.
Coinage In March.
WASHINGTON, April 1. 1.-Ooinage al the
miDta dariag the month Of March vas
s., 1876 ,906. OF which f3040,8 800 was in
standard silver dollars.
Detailed 20 Instruct Taehtsmen.
some time ago the Sewahshanaka
Yacht Clsb, of New York. made 4 re-
quest 90 the Navy Department. that q
naval officer be detailed TO visit New
York for the purpose Of giving the
Club instructions in the arrangements
Of its vessels with q view Of increasing
its krohciency 20 suoh . point that the
fleet could be relied on as q naval re-
serve. In compliance With this re
quesi, Commander MeCailaha has been
detailed 20 this duty.
Jadgmeas Against Frauds.
SAM FRANoIsCo. April 1.-Judgment
bv default has been entered in the Su-
peFiof Court 10 favor Of tbe Emerson a
FeisheR Agricultural Implement Com.
pany Of Cincinnati against the frm Of
Marshall & Co., until recently agrieul.
taral impIsment dealers in this city.
10 ths course Of the legal proceedings it
was developed that the hrm of Marshall
A 90. had conducted branches Of the
busibeas in Texas. Pennsylvania and
Neu York, and that they decamped 20
G snada with $4,000 OF its creditors
money. The firm name In the East
vas E.imisson, Wsddell a Co. They
also sueoeeded IN getting $4,000 from
the banks Of San Francisco on worth
less notes
PunIshlnG q Priest.
NKw YoKK, April 1.--R J. CHFFan, a !
stAnnch friend and former assistant Of
the deposed pFiesl. DIR. Mc(3lynn, ap
psared VITA the latter at Jones Woods /
on 81. PatFick's DsY. For this be vas /
sent 20 EiIeuviile. New York, 20 reflect 1
on his coBtomacy IN app aripe 10 poblie /
wish a priest Ia Disgrace. DR.. CurTan /
did not profit By the hint. however,
aud came dOwu on the Fight Of DIR /
MeGlyun's lecture and appeared on the 4
plssform With him. For this Cnrran /
has been srdered into the solitary re-
treat of Hoboken, With fasts and pen
ssce for ten dsys. Al the palace Of 1
Archbishop CorriRaD it sas intiEnated 4
thai the parishiOBeFs Of 81. Stephens 1
Hoagd do we'll 20 take the hint 4
lest they suffer excommunicati0u. /
The punizhmsut Of DR.. Carrsn is /
taken 81 evidenee that Bishop CsrFi /
e4n's ssarss teuaFd DR.. McGlynn has !
ths approval % Rome. The psKishiOa /
ere OF 81. Stephens are excited ever the /
zaair an1 propose 20 bold neettnRa Ia 1
d.. CuFran's sapport a. they have done |
In DE-. Mc0lynn's-
Lara CnFdlGnn's Lsnd Rtil.
I.oxp0x. Apsii i.-Tbe Sssss says thai I
A. T,nna hffg fufrcdnred b. Lord Card &